Whaley's original story about cutting his hand taking a knife away from his son was false, as he actually cut it during an incident at a bar, for which he was cited for giving a false name to a police officer, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Whaley, the Jazz' second-round pick out of Walsh University, had academic and motivational issues at the University of Cincinnati that led to his transfer to Walsh, but he has an NBA body, and as a two-time junior college All-American, he does have the game to go with it. A year or two in the developmental league will do Whaley some good.